Mapping out the garden for Summer

Cleaning the garden is much more favourable then cleaning the house! But just like the house, I have a habit of changing things around. The garden never seems to look the same one year to the next and quite often, my kind and unassuming husband
(a creature of habit) gets quite exasperated with my ‘uplifting’ projects. But I cannot help myself! I see things quite differently, one season to the next. So it’s out with a spade, a fork and a pair of wellies. Oh, and a sketch pad
too!

Making a map of the garden is something I have always enjoyed doing. It’s a bit like art work! However, just like a sat nav, my paths around the garden don’t always lead to anywhere in particular.
But I do try to make the journey interesting by adding plants that make me smile or herbs that, when I brush past them, release a smell that can only be described as delightful!

Today, I looked at the compost bins
and decided they ought to be moved to an area of the garden where they can’t be seen. However, when I turned to walk back up the garden path, I saw my kind and unassuming husband watching me. He was smiling and shaking his head so I guess I will have
to work harder on that one.

And for those of my readers who would like an update on our home for waifs and strays, here a few. Remember the baby chicks we had? Do you remember that Lolo,
the wee dog that turned up on our doorstep one Christmas morning. We didn't want a dog but could never imagine life without her now and how she fostered the orphaned chicks? Well they are fully grown and chase each other around the garden like excited children.
Lola still keeps a watchful eye over them. And just the other evening a very young duck found its way into our garden. He had bead and breakfast with us, before being re homed in a beautiful garden built especially for ducks with a pond and an island. A very
happy ending!

All seems quiet in our log store, where last week there was evidence of a polecat or ferret. I guess it’s moved on for the time being, I sigh with relief! And do you remember Miss
Broody Pants? Well she is still sitting on an empty nest, wishing and hoping for more young ones. We keep lifting her off and feeding her, but at the first opportunity, she scurries back.

The frogs and toads are back in the pond and my kind and unassuming husband and I sit in the evening listewnting to all their chatter. It's incredible! Soon the garden will be a hive of activity.

Our allotment is crying out for us to make a start and the greenhouses need cleaning. So much work but we can't wait for the rain to stop so digging can commence!

So as you can see,
life at our home is busy as usual but never too busy that I can't sit by the pond with a cup of sweet tea and just think! Even in the rain!